CN210865991U - Switch assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the utility model provides a switch module, including center and panel components, the center includes diapire and pivot, and the axis of rotation of pivot is on a parallel with the diapire, and the diapire includes relative first end and second end, and the pivot sets up in the first end. The panel component comprises a surface shell, a supporting frame and an elastic piece, wherein the surface shell is arranged on the middle frame through a rotating shaft. The support frame is rotationally installed in the second tip, and the axis of rotation of support frame is parallel with the axis of rotation of pivot, and the support frame still offsets with the face-piece. The elastic piece is pressed against the face shell and the middle frame. The embodiment of the utility model provides a switch module through setting up the pivot at the first end of diapire, makes panel assembly have great stroke of pressing, installs the support frame in the second end of diapire for the atress is even when the panel is pressed, has promoted pressing of user when pressing the panel and has felt.

Description

Switch assembly

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of switch technology, particularly, relate to a switch module.

Background

The switch is an important component of the smart home, and gradually develops towards wireless and intelligent directions along with formulation and perfection of related standards, and meanwhile, requirements of people on user experience of the switch are higher and higher.

When the existing switch is pressed, a finger is usually pressed at the right center to obtain better hand feeling. For some switches with small press strokes, such as a tact switch, the problem of press feel is not significant, but for some switches with large press strokes, if the press is not in the center of the switch panel, such as on the left side or on the right side, there may be a press that cannot turn on or off the switch, which greatly affects the press feel. Further, when one side is pressed, the switch panel may be warped to one side, and a gap may be generated, which may easily affect the overall appearance.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the embodiment of the utility model is to provide a switch module to solve above-mentioned problem. The embodiment of the utility model provides an above-mentioned purpose is realized through following technical scheme.

An embodiment of the utility model provides a switch module, including center and panel components, the center includes diapire and pivot, and the axis of rotation of pivot is on a parallel with the diapire, and the diapire includes relative first end and second end, and the pivot sets up in the first end. The panel component comprises a surface shell, a supporting frame and an elastic piece, wherein the surface shell is arranged on the middle frame through a rotating shaft. The support frame is rotationally installed in the second tip, and the axis of rotation of support frame is parallel with the axis of rotation of pivot, and the support frame still offsets with the face-piece. The elastic piece is pressed against the face shell and the middle frame.

In an embodiment, the face-piece includes panel, first trip and second trip, and the panel rotationally installs in the center through the pivot, and first trip and second trip are connected in the panel and are stretched out towards the diapire direction, and the support frame includes the installation department and connects in the first hook portion and the second hook portion at installation department both ends, and the installation department rotationally installs in the second tip, and first hook portion joint is in first trip, and second hook portion joint is in the second trip.

In one embodiment, the first hook comprises a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion, the first limiting portion is connected to the panel and extends out towards the bottom wall direction, the second limiting portion is arranged at an interval with the panel and is connected to the first limiting portion, the second hook comprises a third limiting portion and a fourth limiting portion, the third limiting portion is connected to the panel and extends out towards the bottom wall direction, the fourth limiting portion is arranged at an interval with the panel and is connected to the third limiting portion, the first hook portion is connected to the second limiting portion in a clamped mode, and the second hook portion is connected to the fourth limiting portion in a clamped mode.

In one embodiment, the bottom wall is provided with a first groove matched with the first hook and a second groove matched with the second hook, and the first hook selectively extends into the first groove and the second hook selectively extends into the second groove in the rotation process of the panel relative to the middle frame.

In one embodiment, the face shell comprises a panel and a guide post, the panel is rotatably mounted on a middle frame through a rotating shaft, the guide post is connected to the panel and extends towards the bottom wall, the middle frame is provided with a receiving groove corresponding to the guide post, and the elastic piece is sleeved on the guide post and is partially received in the receiving groove.

In an embodiment, the switch module further comprises a base and a relay, wherein the base is combined on one side of the bottom wall far away from the face shell, the relay is arranged in the base, the face shell is provided with a pressing portion facing the bottom wall, the bottom wall is provided with a through hole corresponding to the pressing portion, and the pressing portion is selectively opened or closed through the through hole in the rotating process of the face shell.

In one embodiment, the switch assembly further includes a light emitting member and a light guide member for guiding light emitted from the light emitting member, the light emitting member is disposed in the base, and the light guide member is exposed through the bottom wall and the face cover.

In one embodiment, the rotating shaft includes a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft which are arranged at intervals, the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are coaxially arranged at the first end portion, and the panel shell is rotatably arranged at the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft.

In one embodiment, the middle frame further includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are disposed at the second end portion and face the face shell, the first engaging portion defines a first bracket mounting groove, the second engaging portion defines a second bracket mounting groove, and the mounting portion is rotatably disposed in the first bracket mounting groove and the second bracket mounting groove.

In one embodiment, the switch assembly comprises at least two said panel assemblies, the face shells of at least two panel assemblies being arranged side by side.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the utility model provides a switch module through with the pivot setting at the first end of diapire, makes panel assembly have great stroke of pressing, installs the support frame in the second end of diapire for the atress is even when the panel is pressed, has promoted pressing when the user presses the panel and has felt.

These and other aspects of the invention will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a switch assembly provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a switch assembly provided in an embodiment of the present invention from another viewing angle.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of fig. 2 at a.

Fig. 4 is an exploded schematic view of a switch assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of fig. 4 at B.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a panel of a switch assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a switch assembly according to another view angle provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along the direction C-C in fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of fig. 8 at D.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention will be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a switch assembly 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a middle frame 10 and a panel assembly 20, the middle frame 10 includes a bottom wall 11 and a rotating shaft 14, a rotation axis of the rotating shaft 14 is parallel to the bottom wall 11, the bottom wall 11 includes a first end 111 and a second end 112 opposite to each other, and the rotating shaft 14 is disposed at the first end 111. The panel assembly 20 includes a panel case 22, a supporting bracket 24, and an elastic member 26, wherein the panel case 22 is mounted to the middle frame 10 by a rotation shaft 14. The supporting frame 24 is rotatably mounted on the second end portion 112, the rotation axis of the supporting frame 24 is parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating shaft 14, and the supporting frame 24 is also abutted against the face shell 22. The elastic member 26 abuts against the face shell 22 and the center frame 10.

Specifically, the middle frame 10 is a substantially rectangular frame, and the middle frame 10 includes a bottom wall 11 and a side wall 13 connected around the periphery of the bottom wall 11, that is, the side wall 13 is composed of four sides connected in a terminating manner. The middle frame 10 is opened with a receiving groove 15, and the receiving groove 15 is opened on the bottom wall 11.

The bottom wall 11 includes a first end 111 and a second end 112 opposite to each other, and the first end 111 and the second end 112 are located at the edge of the bottom wall 11, i.e. at the position of the bottom wall 11 close to the side wall 13.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, the bottom wall 11 is provided with a first groove 113, a second groove 114, a third groove 115 and a fourth groove 116, in this embodiment, the first groove 113, the second groove 114, the third groove 115 and the fourth groove 116 all penetrate through the bottom wall 11, wherein the first groove 113 and the second groove 114 are used for embedding the face shell 22, and the first groove 113 and the second groove 114 should have sufficient depth, so that the panel assembly 20 does not interfere with each other in the process of rotating around the rotating shaft 14, and the pressing of the switch assembly 1 is not affected, and the switch assembly 1 can have a larger pressing stroke. The third recess 115 and the fourth recess 116 are used to mount the panel assembly 20.

In other embodiments, the first groove 113, the second groove 114, the third groove 115 and the fourth groove 116 may not extend through the bottom wall 11, so that the panel assembly 20 and the middle frame 10 are matched.

The bottom wall 11 further defines a through hole 117, in this embodiment, the through hole 117 is disposed between the first groove 113 and the third groove 115, and is located at a substantially middle portion of the bottom wall 11, and the shape of the through hole 117 is substantially racetrack-shaped.

In some other embodiments, the through hole 117 may be opened at other positions of the bottom wall 11, for example, near the side wall 13, and the through hole 117 may have other shapes, for example, a circle, an ellipse, a rectangle, and other shapes, which may be adjusted according to actual situations.

The axis of rotation of the shaft 14 is parallel to the surface of the bottom wall 11, wherein the axis of rotation refers to the central axis of the shaft 14. The rotating shaft 14 is disposed at the first end portion 111, and the extending direction of the rotating shaft 14 is parallel to one side edge of the side wall 13. By arranging the rotary shaft 14 at the first end 111 of the edge of the bottom wall 11, a larger pressing stroke of the switch assembly 1 can be ensured. Since the rotating shaft 14 is located at the first end portion 111 at a greater distance from the user's pressing position than when the rotating shaft 14 is located at the middle position of the bottom wall 11, the switch assembly 1 has a larger pressing stroke under the same rotation angle according to the triangle similarity principle.

In this embodiment, the rotating shaft 14 includes a first rotating shaft 141 and a second rotating shaft 143 that are arranged at intervals, and the first rotating shaft 141 and the second rotating shaft 143 are coaxially arranged at the first end portion 111, where coaxially arranged means that the rotating axis of the first rotating shaft 141 and the rotating axis of the second rotating shaft 143 are collinear. The first rotating shaft 141 and the second rotating shaft 143 are respectively accommodated in the third recess 115 and the fourth recess 116.

In the present embodiment, the first and second rotating shafts 141 and 143 have the same structure. In other embodiments, the first rotating shaft 141 and the second rotating shaft 143 may have different structures, so that the panel assembly 20 may be mounted on the middle frame 10 through the first rotating shaft 141 and the second rotating shaft 143.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the middle frame 10 further includes a first engaging portion 17 and a second engaging portion 19, the first engaging portion 17 and the second engaging portion 19 have the same shape, the first engaging portion 17 and the second engaging portion 19 are disposed on the second end portion 112 and face the face shell 22, and specifically, the first engaging portion 17 and the second engaging portion 19 both protrude from the bottom wall 11 toward the face shell 22. Wherein, first block portion 17 sets up first support mounting groove 171, and first support mounting groove 171 runs through the upper and lower surface of first block portion 17, and from the direction of face-piece 22 to diapire 11, the width of first support mounting groove 171 is first unchangeable, later increases gradually, keeps unchangeable at last, sets up like this and is favorable to the embedding and the block of support frame 24. The second engaging portion 19 is formed with a second bracket mounting groove 191, and the second bracket mounting groove 191 has the same structure as the first bracket mounting groove 171.

The panel 22 is mounted to the middle frame 10 via a rotating shaft 14, and the panel 22 is rotatably mounted on a first rotating shaft 141 and a second rotating shaft 143.

Referring to fig. 4 and 6, the panel 22 includes a panel 221, a first hook 223, a second hook 225, a first panel mounting portion 226, and a second panel mounting portion 228. The panel 221 has a substantially rectangular plate-like structure, and the panel 221 is rotatably mounted to the middle frame 10 via the rotating shaft 14. Specifically, the first panel mounting portion 226 and the second panel mounting portion 228 are both protruded from the panel 221 toward the bottom wall 11 and are both substantially rectangular plate-shaped structures, wherein the first panel mounting portion 226 is embedded in the third groove 115 to be matched with the first rotating shaft 141, and the second panel mounting portion 228 is embedded in the fourth groove 116 to be matched with the second rotating shaft 143.

Referring to fig. 4, 7, 8 and 9, the first hook 223 is connected to the panel 221 and extends toward the bottom wall 11, the first hook 223 is engaged with the first groove 113, and the first hook 223 selectively extends into the first groove 113 during the rotation of the panel 221 relative to the middle frame 10. The first hook 223 includes a first position-limiting portion 2231 and a second position-limiting portion 2233, the first position-limiting portion 2231 is connected to the panel 221 and extends toward the bottom wall 11, and the second position-limiting portion 2233 is spaced apart from the panel 221 and connected to the first position-limiting portion 2231, so that the first hook 223 is substantially "L" shaped.

The second hook 225 is also connected to the panel 221 and extends toward the bottom wall 11, the second hook 225 is engaged with the second groove 114, and the second hook 225 selectively extends into the second groove 114 during the rotation of the panel 221 relative to the middle frame 10. The second hook 225 includes a third position-limiting part 2251 and a fourth position-limiting part 2253, the third position-limiting part 2251 is connected to the panel 221 and extends toward the bottom wall 11, the fourth position-limiting part 2253 is spaced apart from the panel 221 and connected to the third position-limiting part 2251, and the second hook 225 is also substantially "L" shaped.

The front shell 22 further comprises a guiding column 227, the guiding column 227 is connected to the panel 221 and extends towards the bottom wall 11, the guiding column 227 corresponds to the receiving groove 15, and the guiding column 227 can be used for arranging the elastic element 26.

The face shell 22 is further provided with a pressing portion 229 facing the bottom wall 11, the pressing portion 229 extends in the same direction as the guide column 227, the pressing portion 229 corresponds to the through hole 117, and in this embodiment, the pressing portion 229 can extend into the through hole 117 during assembly.

The supporting frame 24 is rotatably mounted on the second end portion 112, the rotation axis of the supporting frame 24 is parallel to the rotation axis of the rotating shaft 14, and the supporting frame 24 is also abutted against the face shell 22 to form a support. In the present embodiment, the support frame 24 extends along the length direction of the face shell 22 and supports the face shell 22. The arrangement is such that when the pressing position is not at the center of the face shell 22, the face shell 22 can maintain balance and cannot warp to one side, so that the pressing hand feeling is ensured, and the problem that the face shell cannot be pressed in place when being used for pressing is avoided.

The support bracket 24 includes a mounting portion 242 and first and second hook portions 244 and 246 coupled to opposite ends of the mounting portion 242, the mounting portion 242 being rotatably mounted to the second end portion 112. The mounting part 242 is rotatably installed in the first bracket mounting groove 171 and the second bracket mounting groove 191. The first hook 244 is engaged with the first hook 223, and specifically, the first hook 244 is engaged with the second position-limiting portion 2233. The second hook 246 is engaged with the second hook 225. Specifically, the second hook 246 is engaged with the fourth stopper 2253.

The elastic element 26 is sleeved on the guiding column 227 and is partially accommodated in the accommodating groove 15, two ends of the elastic element 26 respectively abut against the face shell 22 and the middle frame 10, and the elastic element 26 can be used for recovering the face shell 22. That is, after the force applied to the face housing 22 is removed, the face housing 22 can be restored to the original state due to the elastic restoring force, and it is not necessary to manually press the face housing 22 to rotate the face housing 22 to the original position.

In the present embodiment, the elastic member 26 is located between the first and second hook portions 244 and 246, and specifically, the elastic member 26 is intermediate the first and second hook portions 244 and 246. By such an arrangement, the first hook 244 and the second hook 246 support both sides of the face shell 22, the elastic member 26 supports the middle of the face shell 22, and when the user presses the face shell, the elastic member 26 and the support frame 24 cooperate with each other to generate a stable supporting force for the face shell 22, so that the whole stress of the face shell 22 is more balanced.

In other embodiments, the elastic member 26 may be disposed at other positions, for example, between the first end 111 and the second end 112.

Continuing with fig. 4 and 6, the switch assembly 1 further includes a base 30 and a relay 40, the base 30 is substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and the base 30 is combined with the side of the bottom wall 11 away from the face housing 22. The relay 40 is disposed in the base 30, and the pressing portion 229 selectively opens or closes the relay 40 through the through hole 117 during the rotation of the panel case 22, so that the opening or closing of the switch can be controlled.

In some embodiments, the switch assembly 1 further includes a light emitting member 50 and a light guide member 60 for guiding light emitted from the light emitting member 50, the light emitting member 50 is disposed in the base 30, and the light guide member 60 is exposed through the bottom wall 11 and the face shell 22. In this embodiment, the light emitting element 50 may be an LED chip or an LED bead, or another light emitting element, the light guiding element 60 is substantially "L" shaped, one end of the light guiding element 60 is close to the light emitting element 50, and the other end of the light guiding element 60 penetrates through the face shell 22 and is exposed from the face shell 22, so that light emitted by the light emitting element 50 is transmitted to the outside of the face shell 22 through the light guiding element 60, and thus, the state of the switch assembly 1 can be conveniently known, for example, whether the switch assembly is powered on or not.

In the present embodiment, the switch assembly 1 includes two panel assemblies 20, and the face shells 22 of the two panel assemblies 20 are arranged side by side.

In other embodiments, the switch assembly 1 may also include 3, 4, or more panel assemblies 20, and a corresponding number of the face shells 22 of the panel assemblies 20 may be arranged side-by-side.

To sum up, the embodiment of the utility model provides a switch module 1 through setting up pivot 14 at the first end 111 of diapire 11, makes panel assembly 20 have the great stroke of pressing, installs support frame 24 in the second end 112 of diapire 11 for the atress is even when panel 221 is pressed, has promoted the pressing hand when the user presses panel 221.

The above-mentioned embodiments only represent some embodiments of the present invention, and the description thereof is specific and detailed, but not to be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the present invention, several variations and modifications can be made, which are within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A switch assembly, comprising:

the middle frame comprises a bottom wall and a rotating shaft, the rotating axis of the rotating shaft is parallel to the bottom wall, the bottom wall comprises a first end part and a second end part which are opposite, and the rotating shaft is arranged at the first end part; and

a panel assembly, the panel assembly comprising:

the face shell is arranged on the middle frame through the rotating shaft;

the support frame is rotatably arranged at the second end part, the rotating axis of the support frame is parallel to that of the rotating shaft, and the support frame is also abutted against the face shell; and

the elastic piece is abutted against the face shell and the middle frame.

2. The switch assembly according to claim 1, wherein the face shell comprises a panel, a first hook and a second hook, the panel is rotatably mounted on the middle frame through the rotating shaft, the first hook and the second hook are connected to the panel and extend towards the bottom wall, the support frame comprises a mounting portion and a first hook portion and a second hook portion which are connected to two ends of the mounting portion, the mounting portion is rotatably mounted on the second end portion, the first hook portion is connected to the first hook, and the second hook portion is connected to the second hook.

3. The switch assembly according to claim 2, wherein the first hook includes a first limiting portion and a second limiting portion, the first limiting portion is connected to the panel and extends toward the bottom wall, the second limiting portion is spaced apart from the panel and is connected to the first limiting portion, the second hook includes a third limiting portion and a fourth limiting portion, the third limiting portion is connected to the panel and extends toward the bottom wall, the fourth limiting portion is spaced apart from the panel and is connected to the third limiting portion, the first hook is connected to the second limiting portion, and the second hook is connected to the fourth limiting portion.

4. The switch assembly of claim 2, wherein the bottom wall defines a first groove engaged with the first hook and a second groove engaged with the second hook, and when the panel rotates relative to the middle frame, the first hook selectively extends into the first groove and the second hook selectively extends into the second groove.

5. The switch assembly of claim 1, wherein the front housing comprises a panel and a guide post, the panel is rotatably mounted to the middle frame via the rotation shaft, the guide post is connected to the panel and extends toward the bottom wall, the middle frame is provided with a receiving groove corresponding to the guide post, and the elastic member is sleeved on the guide post and is partially received in the receiving groove.

6. The switch assembly according to claim 1, further comprising a base and a relay, wherein the base is combined with one side of the bottom wall far away from the face shell, the relay is arranged in the base, the face shell is provided with a pressing portion facing the bottom wall, the bottom wall is provided with a through hole corresponding to the pressing portion, and the pressing portion selectively opens or closes the relay through the through hole in the rotation process of the face shell.

7. The switch assembly of claim 6, further comprising a light emitter disposed within the base and a light guide for guiding light emitted by the light emitter, the light guide being exposed through the bottom wall and the face shell.

8. The switch assembly of claim 1, wherein the shaft includes a first shaft and a second shaft spaced apart from each other, the first shaft and the second shaft being coaxially disposed at the first end, and the housing being rotatably disposed at the first shaft and the second shaft.

9. The switch assembly of claim 2, wherein the middle frame further comprises a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are disposed at the second end portion and face the front shell, the first engaging portion defines a first bracket mounting groove, the second engaging portion defines a second bracket mounting groove, and the mounting portion is rotatably disposed in the first bracket mounting groove and the second bracket mounting groove.

10. The switch assembly of claim 1, comprising at least two of said panel assemblies, said face shells of said at least two panel assemblies being arranged side-by-side.

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